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CHAMBER News:
The holiday shopping season is always critical to local small businesses. This year’s Small Business Saturday is Nov. 25 and will bring much-needed focus to small, local businesses.
Following are some of the activities happening around Los Alamos for Small Business Saturday:
Blue Bucks Promotion
- Enterprise Bank & Trust will again sponsor the award-winning Blue Bucks Promotion, which will run from Friday, Nov. 24 through Saturday, Dec. 9. Just like last year, each minimum purchase of $0.01-$25 will receive one ticket, then one ticket for each additional $25 spent. As in
Leger Fernández, Cortez Masto, Barragán Re-Introduce Resolution To Recognize Latina Equal Pay Day
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to recognize Oct. 5 as Latina Equal Pay Day and highlight the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its larger impact on women, families and the economy.
“As Hispanic Heritage month comes to a close we celebrate the historic milestones we’ve accomplished and reflect on how far we still have to go. We rise in a unified voice for our hermanas latinas Read More
Hilltop Spa Has New Name & New Owner … Anesia Cope Introduces Glisten Skin & Beauty Bar
Glisten Skin and Beauty Bar Owner Anesia Cope with her daughter at her new business at 1789 Central Ave #6. Photo by Samantha D’Anna
CHAMBER News:
Local entrepreneur, Anesia Cope, is now the proud owner of Hilltop Spa at 1789 Central Ave #6. Cope, who worked at HIlltop Spa for over 10 years prior to the purchase, was looking for a space to call her own. She had recently completed her licensing in permanent makeup services and wanted to offer her skills to Los Alamos.
“When Tracy [Maddox] found out, she was incredibly supportive, and wanted to sell. This opportunity just kind of presented itself and Read More
2023 Day Of Arts And Culture Draws Large Turnout
Scenes from the 2023 Day of Arts and Culture held Sept. 30 around downtown Los Alamos. Photos by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
MAINSTREET News:
Sept. 26, Los Alamos County Council proclaimed October as Arts and Humanities Month, which aligns with the national celebration of the same name.
In support of this, Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District co-hosted the Day of Arts and Culture and released the first annual Fall Arts and Culture Event Guide.
This listing of arts and cultural events around Los Alamos and White Rock can either be picked up at the Fuller Lodge Art Gallery, the library, Read More
New Mexico Economic Development Department Quarterly Data Shows Sustained Economic Growth Statewide
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SANTA FE – New Mexico set another quarterly record high in spending, $8.67 billion, measured by Matched Taxable Gross Receipts (MTGR), in the fourth quarter of the 2023 fiscal year (April, May, and June 2023), according to the Quarterly Economic Summaries published today by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD).
The September 2023 reports are available on the EDD website.
In addition, 26 of 33 counties saw year-over-year (YOY) economic growth, with 10.6% growth statewide. The professional, scientific, and Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Oct. 13-19, 2023
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Oct. 13-19:
Friday, Oct. 13, 2023
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live;
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program;
- 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay 10-10–23;
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates;
- 6 p.m. — Homecoming Parade;
- 7 p.m. — Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum
UNM-LA Unveils Groundbreaking Cybersecurity Bootcamps!
UNM-Los Alamos News:
UNM-Los Alamos Continuing Education has unveiled its groundbreaking Cybersecurity Bootcamps, offered in partnership with industry titan CompTIA.
This is an opportunity for students to learn how to make a real difference in the world of data protection, threat detection and digital defense. By the time students complete these bootcamps, they should have mastered in-demand skills, built an impressive portfolio of projects applying those new skills in practical scenarios, and earned valuable Industry Certifications.
Students can tailor their journey to cybersecurity Read More
Chile Decorations At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
Village Arts Hosts Photographer Doug Coombs Exhibition
Photographer Doug Coombs is showing his work at Village Arts through Nov. 13. Courtesy/Village Arts
Doug Coombs at work with his camera. Courtesy/Village Arts
VILLAGE ARTS News:
Naturescapes by Doug Coombs is a solo photography exhibition at Village Arts, 216 DP Road, that invites the viewer to glimpse stunning landscapes and unique animal encounters. The exhibit runs through through Nov. 13.
Coombs’ work promises to take viewers across the country, and around the globe, and with his emphasis on the big skies of the west and his Milky Way photography, there’s a chance that he’ll even transport Read More
New Mexico Food Banks Receive 37,000 Pounds Of Food
Feeding America News:
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- Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods partner with Feeding America team up to donate 37,000 pounds of food to Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico and the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico
- Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods partner with Feeding America team up to donate 37,000 pounds of food to Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico and the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico
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ALBUQUERQUE – For the seventh year in a row, Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods have joined forces to help end hunger across the United States.
The three companies donated 37,000 pounds of food – equating to over 25,000 meals – to Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico and the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico through a partnership with Feeding America. Millions of Americans are facing Read More
